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Re:I’m ready to trade in my electric car. Here’s why by anonuser123456 on Monday April 24, 2023 @02:02AM (#35684167)
> I charge at home for around 1/3 the cost per mile compared to filling a comparable ICE vehicle with a poisonous combustible liquid.

Tesla batteries are filled with poisonous combustible electrolyte. The cost of batteries easily dwarfs the fuel cost savings with appropriate discount rate. And the electricity probably comes from coal or low efficiency nat gas turbine.

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Re:I’m ready to trade in my electric car. Here’s why by code51 on Monday April 24, 2023 @04:09AM (#35684894)
I wonder whether autogas (LPG) systems are the cleanest alternative as of now. Until recently the main problem with sequential autogas was sudden explosions of cars with faulty units. Did it get safer as well?
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